Largest free trade agreement since NAFTA nearing fruition BY KIT SAUDER – CONTRIBUTOR  JAN 29 In December of 2011 the Government of Canada announced that it had completed its ninth round of trade talks with the European Union on the proposed Comp...

About 1,600 take advantage of free ride on the GO train By IAN MCINROY, Barrie Examiner January 29 2012 Sights and sounds from another era were in the air in Allandale, Sunday. About 1,600 city and area residents got a chance to ride the rails for free...

By Kristen Smith January 19 2012 WASAGA BEACH — The town’s mayor wants to see a new high school in Wasaga Beach before the school board puts any money into Elmvale’s secondary school. REad more ...

Simcoe.com January 17 2012 WASAGA BEACH – Five Wasaga Beach residents were presented the Order of Wasaga Beach Sunday at the New Year’s Levee hosted by the mayor and members of council at the RecPlex.  Read more ...

Mining Watch Action Alert January 25 2012 The Harper Government wants to gut the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act. Read more ...

PETITION TO SAVE THE VILLAGE OF MIDHURST Posted January 27 2012  We value Midhurst as a village of beauty and historical significance on Willow Creek, in the Township of Springwater. We value the clean environment, the rural way of life and the agricul...

by Les Stewart ILoveMidhurst.ca January 27 2012 In a word: brilliant. People were lined up at 3:15 for a 4:00 opening,Midhurst Ratepayers Association, MRA membership forms were being filled out, lots of talk about how 10,000 sprawl homes will drive tax...

Local councils need to hear from citizens if sprawl's to be stoppedBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 23 2012ANGUS – We face a challenge.We have reached the limits of what our planet and our environment can support if we continue with our old wastefu...

By DOUGLAS GLYNN Midland Free Press January 26 2012 The long-awaited amendment to the Growth Plan for the Greater Golden Horseshoe has received favourable reviews in North Simcoe. Read more ...

Duffy touts 'made in Simcoe' energy from waste plantBy Kate Harries AWARE Simcoe January 26 2012Ramara Mayor Bill Duffy is pushing for Simcoe County to have its very own incinerator. That's what Duffy says the waste sub-committee he chairs recommended ...